Joint.



. UNrrnn isi-Arne PATENT onirica.

. ALBERT W..1 {EIN'LE,' or c'nAr'roN, PENNsYL'vANimAssI'GNon or ONE-HALF, To AJAMES L. 'HonN1NG, or MOUNT LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA.

JOINT.

T all inkom it may concern.

Be it known that I, ALBEWFV HEINLE, a resident of Grafton.' in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented anew and useful'.Improvement inv Joints, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and vexa'ctdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisV specification, in which- Figure l is-a sectionalviewishowing one form of my invention. Fig. 2 is a side view of the joint shown in Fig. l. Figs. 3,4 and 5 are views similar to Fig. 1,' but showing different -embodiments of hiy invention.

Fig. Gis a sideview of the joint shown in' Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is a side 4view showing another arrangement of the joint bolts.- Fig. 8 is a side view of the joint shown in Fig. 5. Fig.

9 is an end-.view showing still another modification, and Figs. 10 and 1l are detail sidev or plan views of different forms of bolting blocks whichmay be employed.'

My invention has relation .to joints for beams, girders, rails, etc.,l lansing general-ly,-

applicable to the :construction o fjoints between members of flanged shapes.`

The obj ect of 4my invention is to provide 'a' joint. having a novel arrangement of the joint bolts, whereby a better andfmore etlicientj hugging action of the fishing surfaces of the joint may be obtained, and which alsol possesses rother advantages soine `of which will' hereinafter appear.

My invention consists broadly in a joint in which the fastening bolts are placed at an oblique angle to the vertical plane ofthe joined members, the' splice or joint bars having outer bolting faces which-,are at right angles to the longitudinal axes of the bolt, such outer faces being formed 'eitherv integrally vwith the splice barsor porvided by means of separate bolting blocks seated' between the bolt heads or nuts and the outer faces of the bars proper.

My inventionwill te vreference to the accompanying drawings, in which I have shown a number of different embodiments thereof, and which will now be described, it being premised, however, that .thje invention is 4susceptible of yother ernconsisting' of I-beams.

3 and t designate splice bars which` are'.

general I-beam,. or double best understood by.

against the .web of the girder.

` specification or Lettersratent. l' Patented Marg/1 1913. Y Application iei April 19,1912. Serial No. senses. l l

bodinients within th the appended claims.. y

Referring 'rstto that form ofjmy invention which'. is shown inv Figs. l and 2, the numeral-f2- designates the'joined members of the joint, which, in this oase, are shown 'as applied to opposite sides of the members -2 e spirit and scopeof across the .-joint, afnd which are secured by l means` ot' the j ointbolts 5 and 6. These bolts are placed at'ob'liq-ue angles to the vertical planes of the'members2, the bolts 6' being at reverse angles to the bolts-5, so' that the longitudinal axes of thetwose'ts of bolts cross each other. In thevvform shown in these t-wo'iig-ures, the two bolts '5 and 6 of each pair' of' boltspass through a single opening '7 formed through the web "of one of the members 2'.

when. the bons-5 :natifrhone it Win be.

readily seen that they draw inwardly on thebottom portions of the splice bars 4, the

latter fulcruming onI the under side of the top flange ofthe member 2; and also draw inwardly uponfthe upper portion of the splice bar 8, whose lower portiongfulcruins on one of the bottom lianges of thevmemb'er .2. .In this manner thevtops and bottoms of the splice vbars aregdrawn inwardly 4in a somewhat radial manner, which will relieve binding at thepoints ai and provide for in vward escape for the binding or spring action of the bars. This promotes a hugging or close fitting action of the fishing surfaces of the joint to anextent .which is 'not ent inthe ordinary forms of joi-nts.

In Fig. 3, I have shown my in'vention. as

applied to members'of deep section, specilipres cally deep girder rails. In this form of my invention`,\ I' provide two sets ofv the bolts 5l and .6 one set being above the'horizontalv an intermediate fulcrum, so that as the bolts are tightened, the lishing surfaces of the sai-d members are veryxeiiiciently engaged aXis of the girder members while the other bolts and 6 in pairs and causing the bolts with the fishing surfaces of the-girder members.

Iigs. t and 6 show a form of invention which 1s simllar to that shown in Figs. 1 and Q-except that instead of arranging the of each pair to extend through a single hole of the web of the intermediate member, said bolts' are placed in staggered relations, and a separate hole is provided for each bolt.

Figs. 5 and 8 showr a forni of the invention also similar to that shown in Fig. l, with the addition of two. central horizontal joint bolts 11.

Fig. 7 shows the two series of bolts 5 and G arranged in pairs with separate holes through the webs of the intermediate 1ne1nbers. In all of the forms thus far described, the outer faces 'of the splice bar members are formed with opposite bevels or inclines so as to provide bolting faces for the nuts and heads of the bolts which are at right angles to the longitudinal axes of the bolts.

In Fig. 9, these right-angled bolting-faces are provided by means. ofl separate bolting blocks interposed between the heads and nuts of theibolts and the outer faces ofthe splice bars. For this purpose I may use single blocks 1Q, vfor each pair of bolts, said blocks having oppositely beveled o uter faces. or a separate block 13 may be used for each bolt. These bolting blocks may be used in any of the forms of my invention in lieu of the provision of the integrally formed rightangled bolting faces; and in the appended claims, wherever reference is made to splice bars having bolt-ing faces at right-angles to the longitiidinal axes of the bolts, it is to be understood that said bolting faces may be either integral with or separate from the bars.

The, diagonal stresses which are exerted at intervals along the Ysplice'bars andthe stresses converging about a neutral axis through the intermediate member or web, tends to cause a very slight twisting in the splice bars which very greatly facilitates their being properly drawn up to their seats.

My 'invention also enables the use of bolts of smaller diameter than are ordinarily employed, this being due to the inward springing action of the splice bars which tends to largely relieve diagonal and transverse strains, and also due to the fact that the longitudinal axes of the bolts approach lines which are more nearly those of the. vertical legs Iof the splice bars. iVith smaller bolts, relatively smaller bolt holesl can be used in the splice bars, thus increasl ing their strength and greatly assisting' them in resisting upward Aand downward stressesl under a moving load. A larger number of these smaller bolts can be placed closely together, as shown in Fig. 7 without werkening the bar.

)Lv invention also enables the use of ordinary .forms of vertical leg` splice bars, and bolting blocks which can be rolled 1n long lengthsI and cnt into multiples to suit. The

bolt holes being' symmetrically ar langed, the bars can be used revcrsibly at either side of the joint. rl`he modern tendency is toward the use of beam or girder members of increasing depth; and with every incrlase in the distance between the fishing surface the greater is lthe advantage which can be obtained with my improved bolt arrangement.

I prefer to so seat the bolts that their threaded'e'nds will be down 'ardly, especially with I-beam sections, as in the form shown in F ig. `l, since b v such arrangement the engagement v'of the nuts by means of a wrench is greatly facilitated.

I claim:

1. Atjointhavingl its fastening boltsA placed at an-oblique angle to the horizontal plane of the joint. adjacent bolts being at reverse angles; substantially as described.

Q. Ajointhaving its fasteningI bolts placed at. oblique angles to the horizontal plane of the joint, the joint having its splice bar members provided with at least two outer bolting faces at' right angles to the longi- 'Atudinal axes of the bolts: substantially as described. 3. Ajointhaving its fastening bolts place( lat an angle to the horizontal plane of the joint, adjacent bolts being at reverse angles, and the adjacent bolts of each pair passing through a single hole in the intermediate member of the joint; substantially as described.

et. In a joint for girder sections, the combination with the sect-ions. of splice bars applied to opposite sides thereof, each of said splice. bars having its inner yface formed with a fulcrnm projection for engagementwith the webs of the girder members, and joint bolts arranged above and below said fulernm projections, said bolts having their axes at oblique angles to the horizontal plane of the joint; substantially as described.

In a jointfor girder sections, the combination with the sections. of splice bars applied to opposite sides thereof. each of said splice bars having its inner face formed with a fulcrnm projection for engagement with the webs of the girdcr members. and joint bolts arranged above and below said Jfulcrum projections. said bolts having their axes at oblique angles to the horizontal plane of the joint. adjacent bolts being at reverse angles; substantially as described.

(i. .In a joint for girder sections. the combination with the sections, of splice bars applied to the oppositesides thereof.sa1d sphce bars havingA fulcrums ai:v their upper and In tstumony whereof, I heyehereunto set Ibwer edges for engagement with the flanges my hand. l of the grder members, and staggered joint bolts arranged '-ebove and below the center ALBERT V" HEINLE' of the splice bars, said bolts being arranged X'Vithesses: v

to spring the bars on irregular lines; sul JESSE B. HELLER,

st-antially as described. H. CoRWIN. 

